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Kanji Details for 紅

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Stroke Count
9 Strokes
Radical
糸 + 3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. crimson, deep red
Readings
Kun'yomi: べに、くれない、あかい、あか.い。
On'yomi: ク。(Kan'you-on Reading)
グ。(Go-on Reading)
コウ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 紅

Dictionary Entries for 紅

kurenai
beni
kou
noun
  1. deep red; crimson
  2. rouge; lipstick
aka
noun
  1. red; crimson; scarlet
  2. red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
  3. Red (i.e. communist) (often written as アカ)
  4. red light (traffic)
  5. red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
no adjective
  1. complete; total; perfect; obvious
noun
  1. copper
  2. red 5-point card
momi
noun
  1. red silk lining

Stroke Order Diagrams for 紅

Construction of Character for 紅

Radicals and parts present in 紅
Radical thread Kanji Details »
Part little, small Kanji Details »
Part craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48) Kanji Details »
Part short thread radical (no. 52) Kanji Details »
Kanji variants for 紅
Simplified Chinese Character
Origin and construction of 紅
  1. 会意形声。「」+音符「」、同義同音字「」。植物性原料による染料(「糸」を染めるもの)。説文解字によると、赤糸と白糸からなる布の色、すなわち桃色ピンク。中国ではその後、紅がを置き換えた。

Kanji related to 紅

  • 綿

Meanings in Other Languages for 紅

French
  1. cramoisi, rouge foncé
Portuguese
  1. carmesim, vermelho forte
Spanish
  1. carmesí, rojo fuerte, carmín

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